Hello,

I am tyring to install one of the anti-spam scripts I was referred to from somewhere in this forum. I am sorry, I cannot remember where exactly I received the reference.

Anyway, I managed to download the script from this page:
http://randsco.com/index.php/2005/11/18/anti_spam_script#comments

The instructions are pretty easy to understand:

#(1) Change the 3 variables below to match your site
# (2) Upload script to your cgi-bin or bin directory (ASCII MODE) # (3) Chmod for execute capability (owner, group, world) e.g. 755
# (4) Test via your browser (http://yoursite.com/cgi-bin/hidehtsrv.pl) # (5) Success? Yay! -> Check trackback addy & comment ability #
[If you can't comment, chances are, the 3rd variable isn't correct]
# (6) Failure? Boo :( -> Check your cPanel error logs. #
# It should be straight-forward to get this working. #
# IF you can't ... email me (Scott) at randsco.com (via 'contact us') and I'll see if I can help. #
# (7) After successful testing, set up a cron job to run this script #
# periodically (once a day, late at night, is recommended) #
# (Can you say "good-bye SPAM?") ;-)

AND

# CHANGE the next 3 variables
# (1) Your root directory string (need trailing slash)
my $htmlroot = '/home/howtotellagreatstory.com/';
# (2) The directory tree for your b2evolution install (need trailing slash)
my $blogroot = '/home/howtotellagreatstory.com/b2evolution/';

My problems are these:
When I click on the link- like so:
http://www.howtotellagreatstory.com/cgi-bin/hidehtsrv.pl

I get this message:
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

These are my questions. I have looked for answers and also tried to email scott but it seems impossible to do so. So I hope that someone will be able to help.
1. Are the root strings and the directory variables set properly?
I don't know where to find out what this thing called my $htmlroot

2. Also, it says to :Chmod for execute capability (owner, group, world) e.g. 755
I don't understand this. when i right click in ftp on this file, the code is 644. Should I change it to 755 (as above) or like I did to get permissions to upload an image (777)?

I hope my questions make sense.

Thank you, in advance.